Octavo. 156pp. Here are compiled Whittier's reflections on his six-month residence in Lowell, MA, which had been previously separately printed in the Middlesex Standard. Among Whittier's interests are the labor conditions of factory workers (especially girls), the various religious groups coexisting in the area, and the situation of the Black population, with special attention to the lives and literary efforts of freed slaves from the Southern states and Cuba. Whittier's abolitionist social and political imperatives are on full display.

The accompanying ALS, sent to Whittier from his brother, Matthew, fully demonstrates the lyricism embedded in Whittier's social circle, here with particular attention to one old and beloved aunt, as well as other family members. Woven throughout the letter is the central position religion plays in guiding the lives and thoughts of both men. 

Book bound in brown wrappers showing mild chipping to spine and foxing to endpapers, else near fine. ALS fine. All housed in custom chemise and slipcase.